Mark 1:12
What does Mark 1:12 mean?
A plain-English look at Mark 1:12 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Mark 1:12 means
Immediately following His baptism and divine affirmation, the Spirit "drives" Jesus into the wilderness. This forceful leading suggests a compelling divine purpose behind His solitary journey. The wilderness represents a place of testing, preparation, and spiritual confrontation, emphasizing that even the Son of God would undergo trials as part of His ministry commencement.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And straightway the Spirit driveth him forth into the wilderness.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And immediately the Spirit driveth him into the wilderness.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And straightway the Spirit driveth him forth into the wilderness.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And straight away the Spirit sent him out into the waste land.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And immediately doth the Spirit put him forth to the wilderness,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And immediately the Spirit drove him out into the desert.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And immediately the Spirit drives him out into the wilderness.
Context
This verse swiftly transitions from the heavenly affirmation in verse 11 to Jesus' immediate encounter with temptation. This sudden shift highlights the intense spiritual nature of Jesus' ministry from its very beginning, moving from divine blessing to direct spiritual warfare, preparing the reader for the account of His testing by Satan.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Luke 4:1
And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led in the Spirit in the wilderness
- Matthew 4:1
Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
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